Tapi Mra
 | The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's general notability guideline. (December 2022) |
Tapi Mra is an Indian climber and the first person from Arunachal Pradesh to scale Everest. Mra belongs to the Tagin tribe from the Upper Subansiri district of the state.
Mountains climbed by Tapi Mra include:[1]
- Island Peak or Imja Tse, (6160 m), Nepal – 24 April 2007.[2]
- Mera Peak (6654 m), Nepal – 20 Jun 2008.[3]
- Mount Everest (8848 m) – 21 May 2009.[4]
- Uhuru Peak of Mount Kilimanjaro (5895 m) – 19 February 2010.[5]
- Mount Kosciuszko (2228 m), Australia – 31 May 2011.
Mra went missing with his porter, Niku Dao, on 17 August 2022 while on an expedition to yet unconquered Mount Kyarisatam in Arunachal Pradesh; their belongings were found several weeks later.[6]
See also
[edit]- Indian summiters of Mount Everest - Year wise
- List of Mount Everest summiters by number of times to the summit
- List of Mount Everest records of India
- List of Mount Everest records
References
[edit]- ^ "Tapi Mra creates record, scales Mt. Kosciuszko". The Sunday Indian. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ "Arunachal youth sold 4 mithuns to raise funds". Indian Express. 23 May 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ "Tapi Mra first Arunachalee to conquer Mera Peak". News.oneindia.in. 23 June 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ "Everest conquerer [sic?] Tapi presents gear to museum". Easternmirrornagaland.com. Retrieved 9 April 2012.[dead link]
- ^ "Tapi Mra Conquers Mt Kilimanjaro". Sinlung. 21 February 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ "Tapi Mra, first Arunachalee to climb Everest, goes missing". The Hindu. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  | This biographical article related to Indian sports is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |